J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by Ian Wickham

Brucie wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

Brucie wrote:The only German I know is from Blackadder!! My cats do seem to understand 'Schnell Schnell Kartofelkopf'!!!!!!!!!

Ahh, you see its all about the WAY you say it :wink:
I tend to use the word "Schnell" a lot when skiing in Austria, along with "Nein" and "los fahren" obviously used loudly and as formally as possible!!

Which one of your cats is called Potato Head?

Both of them seem to answer to it. I knew it wasnt brains in there!!!!!!!!!

amanda n wrote:

snowb4ndit wrote:

amanda n wrote:proper girly question, what are you wearing to travel in ?

Jeans and one of my ski jackets.

are you taking 2?

johnski96 wrote:Just throw in my thoughts here.

Firstly, there's more to the Zilly Valley than Mayrhofen - look at a piste map and 'google' one of the villages that doesn't appear in an English ski brochure - its quite easy to find a nice hotel that will probably have no other Brits in it at all! We stayed in a great little hotel in Hochkrimml at about 1500m, almost ski in / ski out and linked to the Zillertal Arena. On the downside there is not much skiing above 2500m, but this year that shouldn't be a problem given the depth of snow.

Austria compared to France? No comparison! Better accomodation, BETTER FOOD (!), less crowds, miles better mountain restaurants, overall ambience, on-piste and lift manners etc. etc.

All just my opinion of course!

brandyaitch wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

brandyaitch wrote:

john101 wrote:ruptured the acl over a year ago (at football), got it reconstructed and all is good with the ligament but im 8months on recovery and have a knee brace from skiing last year while it was torn.
Also getting cartlidge work done a few weeks after i come home from skiing.
Can anyone advise me if im going to be in much pain? Was able to stick it last year but will i be on blues and reds or how will i fair up? and yes im going skiing :)

Being an 'old git' new skier my knee problem was/is degenerative arthritis (old age) and last November I could hardly walk or bend my right knee. I followed a course of muscle strengthening exercises and went on an already booked week to St Anton in January. I feared the worst and expected this to be my last ever trip. My thighs ached, my calves ached, my back ached, my shoulders ached, but not a twinge from the knee. So I cracked in another 'last trip', to Sauze d'Oulx last week. Again no knee pain. So this week I am going to the doc to see if he will prescribe me a monthly ski trip on the NHS as a cure for my arthritis - reckon I'll get away with it ??

There is nothing wrong with being an old git,we should start an old git club :thumbup:

An Old Git's Club sounds good - exclude anybody young enough to pull or tear muscles - only those getting gentle 'strains' - where do you want to set minimum age 55 - or do you want special exemption ?
I'll start a thread.

Brucie wrote:Ian, I have never been in Summer, but I have been told that there is sometimes summer ski-ing on the Federia pistes in Livigno itself. You will know the piste, off the back of the Carosello 3000.

Brucie wrote:Wickers - that is really sad!!! They cant get it right for tomorrow, and you pay for a 9 day forecast????

Tony_H wrote:

caron-a wrote:I liked that one too. I think I'll may make do until next season, I'll probably change my mind again anyway :mrgreen:

off to dinner. see ya :thumbup:

Nope, too dark.

The white one is a non starter, its Trespass. You just CANT.

snowb4ndit wrote:

Tony_H wrote:

amanda n wrote:it is a very important question I am going to be on a bus for 12+ hours want to comfy and casual, yet warm, non creased, or colour clashed with snow

Tracky B's every time on a long bus journey. Jeans will become annoying.

I don't own any tracky bottoms and my jeans are as comfy as pj's. 8)